Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber operations and information operations ...

The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered US Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information operations against Russia ...

Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be ...

Hegseth seems to have given up two main points to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including a key piece of leverage in ...

Their remarks added to the anxiety, in Washington and across Europe, surrounding Trump’s plan to pursue a deal that would end ...

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Wednesday said President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are negotiating on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin and argued the commander in chief has ...

Earlier Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Secretary of Defense ... Wednesday he had held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which they agreed to “immediately” start negotiations ...

The conversations occurred as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered the fullest ... 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Feb. 7, 2025. AP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock While Hegseth ruled ...

By Eric Schmitt and John Ismay Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has had a ... announcing a phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to begin peace negotiations.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday pulled back some ... hours after President Donald Trump and Russian Vladimir Putin spoke by phone about a potential peace deal. Hegseth’s initial ...